Council focused on sustainability

Goulburn Mulwaree Council last night moved to proceed with installation of a 45KW solar power system on the new warehouse building at Council’s Operations Centre in Hetherington Street.

The project aligns with Council’s Sustainability Action Plan which sets out achievable and measureable actions to undertake to improve environmental sustainability of operations.

Mayor Bob Kirk was pleased to see staff continuing to look to implement the Sustainability Action Plan when developing new projects.

“The recommendation was supported by all Councillors and I am pleased to see reports like this coming to Council. This will assist in meeting our sustainability goals, and if needed we can expand upon this system to use more of the warehouse roof space if required.”

The move comes as part of the Depot consolidation project which has relocated the storage warehouse and Operations staff into the one facility to increase efficiencies. The solar power generated on site will be used directly for operational requirements, with surplus power generated to be fed back into the electricity grid.

Council currently has solar panels installed on the Civic Centre, Art Gallery, Visitor Information Centre, Aquatic Centre and at the Marulan Waste Centre. $1.5 million has also been allocated for design and construction of a Solar Farm at the Marulan Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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